to loose
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3.0
- verb
- /luːs/
- The teacher will loose the students for their lunch break in a few minutes.
- loose upon the world
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Watch on YouTubeThe doctor had to cut the skin loose and stretch it over.
- The doctor had to cut the skin loose and stretch it over.
- Benton that really specifically kind of let me loose.
- And then eventually all all he breaks loose, right?
- Which means March in lockstep, lock and load when you're told to, and let loose when you're told to.
- There was one other person that came in and then I just remember him cutting me loose, put me in the shower to rinse off.
- Nope, he's inviting the biggest, ugliest swamp monsters in the front door and he's turning them loose on our government and on our economy.
- And even these clowns are like, you know, setting a Prince of hell loose on planet Earth is like, probably not the best plan.
- If you left now, the thing you loosed would find you at once and enter into you and possess you.
Examples
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So this thing came loose as I took off the the heat sink.
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As they left the narrows astern, he loosed a quick breath of relief.
Fiction book (1994) -
I have a feeling it's going to shake loose some memories for you.
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So once you pop it loose from all the Ultracal, you get this guy.
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There was one other person that came in and then I just remember him cutting me loose, put me in the shower to rinse off.
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In those cottages, those summers, his family seemed different, loosed from the habits of town.
Fiction book (1991) -
" He gently loosed her hands from his lapels and guided her to a chair.
Fiction book (1993) -
With a sob of agony, she loosed her hold and clasped both hands to her head.
Fiction book (1992) -
The sail to which it was fastened, suddenly loosed, flapped uselessly in the wind.
Fiction book (1994) -
The trainer decided to loose the dog so it could run freely in the field.
Synonyms
∞
1.8
To let someone or something go free from being held
544
1.0
To release someone or something that is held
206
4.3
To suddenly let a strong feeling, power, or animal go free
202
4.3
Set someone free from prison or unfair control
185
1.0
Make something less tight so it can move or open
121
1.0
Make a knot or lace loose by undoing it
106
4.4
To have fun and act without control, or to remove someone from their job
81
1.0
To make or become less tight
47
3.8
Set something free from being held or controlled
15
3.7
Make a wrapped or twisted thing loose and straight
5
3.4
To open something by undoing a button or zipper
4
6.4
To free something by untying ropes or cords
3
3.7
To make something that is twisted become straight
2
5.5
Become or make less tight, like a rope
1
4.1
To make a rope, cable, or line less tight
1
7.0
To make something less tight or set something free
1
6.7
To free something by letting go of ties or limits
1
6.6
To release something that is tied or fastened so it can move away
1
7.2
To make something less tight or free it from something holding it
1
5.6
To free a part of your body from a tight painful position
1
6.0
Make a rope or line less tight
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
9
8.0
Act in a careless way by ignoring rules and other people's feelings
- Informal
3
7.9
A sudden time when many people lose control and chaos starts
- Informal
2
7.7
A warning that careless talk can cause trouble by revealing secrets
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
106
4.4
To have fun and act without control, or to remove someone from their job
- Informal
21
3.6
Finish small remaining tasks and problems before ending a project
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.3
A way of writing where the main idea comes first and extra details follow
- Specialized
1
9.9
A disease of wheat or barley that turns the grain head into a powder of fungus
How Tight
Surface Forms
Etymology
Loose comes from an old German word lōs meaning 'free' or 'set free'. To loose someone is to release them or make something less tight, so the verb means to let go or free.